记忆方法
1、contrary 相反的：拉丁 contrā「对着、反对」，同根 control(反向核对账目)、contradict 反驳、counter-(对立的前缀)。
2、它早期重音在中间(conTRARY)，这个老读法只在「固执任性」那个意思里还留着。
3、-ary 只是形容词尾巴，没有 rary 这个词，和 sunny 一点关系也没有。
2、它早期重音在中间(conTRARY)，这个老读法只在「固执任性」那个意思里还留着。
3、-ary 只是形容词尾巴，没有 rary 这个词，和 sunny 一点关系也没有。
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词族 · contrary
词形变化
中文词源
contrary 相反的
con-, 强调。-ter, 比较级后缀，见enter, interest。其词义演变比较抽象，类似汉语过犹不及。
英语词源
- contrary
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contrary: [14] Contrary originated as a Latin adjectival formation based on the preposition contrā ‘against’, which historically was a derivative of com or cum ‘with’. Latin contrārius passed into English via Old French contraire and Anglo-Norman contrarie. Originally contrary was pronounced with the main stress on its middle syllable, but this survives only in the sense ‘obstinately self-willed’; from the 18th century onwards, the stress has usually been placed on the first syllable.
- contrary (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Anglo-French contrarie, from Latin contrarius "opposite, opposed," from contra "against" (see contra).
If we take the statement All men are mortal, its contrary is Not all men are mortal, its converse is All mortal beings are men, & its opposite is No men are mortal. The contrary, however, does not exclude the opposite, but includes it as its most extreme form. Thus This is white has only one opposite, This is black, but many contraries, as This is not white, This is coloured, This is dirty, This is black; & whether the last form is called the contrary, or more emphatically the opposite, is usually indifferent. But to apply the opposite to a mere contrary (e.g. to I did not hit him in relation to I hit him, which has no opposite), or to the converse (e.g. to He hit me in relation to I hit him, to which it is neither contrary nor opposite), is a looseness that may easily result in misunderstanding; the temptation to go wrong is intelligible when it is remembered that with certain types of sentence (A exceeds B) the converse & the opposite are identical (B exceeds A). [Fowler]
As a noun from late 13c. Related: Contrarily; contrariwise.
权威例句
- 1. Several of those present, including Weinberger, had contrary information.
- 几个在场的人，包括温博格，所掌握的信息截然不同。
- 2. Dena looked appealingly at Blair, hoping to hear a contrary opinion.
- 德娜恳切地看着布莱尔，希望听到相反的观点。
- 3. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.
- 与通常的看法相反，适度的运动事实上会降低食欲。
- 4. Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.
- 和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。
- 5. Contrary to what you might think, neither man was offended.
- 你也许以为那两个人生气了，但实际上正相反，两个人都没有生气。
词语辨析
【reverse, opposite, converse, contrary, adverse】
这组词都有“相反的，对立的”的意思，其区别是：
reverse: 指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。
opposite: 指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。
converse: 指在方向、行动或意见上相反的。
contrary: 一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，隐含否定一方并不意味着肯定另一方的意味。
adverse: 通常指违害利益的、无生命的势力或条件等，侧重分歧。
【opposite, contrary, otherwise, unlikely】
opposite: adj 相反的，相对的，对面的；
contrary: adj 相反的，矛盾的，对抗的；
otherwise: 可做adv，意为“不同的，不那样的”；
unlikely: adj 不大可能的
这组词都有“相反的，对立的”的意思，其区别是：
reverse: 指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。
opposite: 指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。
converse: 指在方向、行动或意见上相反的。
contrary: 一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，隐含否定一方并不意味着肯定另一方的意味。
adverse: 通常指违害利益的、无生命的势力或条件等，侧重分歧。
【opposite, contrary, otherwise, unlikely】
opposite: adj 相反的，相对的，对面的；
contrary: adj 相反的，矛盾的，对抗的；
otherwise: 可做adv，意为“不同的，不那样的”；
unlikely: adj 不大可能的